Rotary Welcome Sign & Bridge Refresh
Tuesday, March 26 at 8:45 after our regular meeting
This is not a heavy lift and can be completed by a handful of eager Rotarians. Many hands…
The town will be providing the street sweeper and a dump truck.
Please bring gloves and your favorite implements.
If you think you can make it, please complete the sign up below.
Welcome Sign
(gardeners wanted)
- Treat boxwoods for box tree moth
- Remove dead vegetation
- Plant flowers, see below
- Mulch
Save the boxwoods from the box tree moth!
Our boxwoods are showing signs of the “box moth,” an invasive insect that attacks boxwoods. It has become a serious problem in Europe and is now spreading in parts of North America, including the eastern U.S.
Here’s the key thing: the moth itself isn’t the main problem — the caterpillars are. They can strip a boxwood bare very quickly.
Plants for Welcome Sign
- Lantana camera (yellow flower) back row
- Verbena hybrid (red) front row
- plants and mulch provided
These will fill out rapidly. The Lantana will get to 18″ and the Verbana will be lower but spead. Yellow and red should be a good complement to the sign.
These plants should be very tolerant and require little maintenance and enjoy full sun.
Roadside
- Clean up trash and debris from road edges and retaining wall
Bridge
- Blow/sweep bridge sidewalks to street to remove winter gravel.
- Work with street sweeper along curb and gutter
- Remove grass and weeds from crevices
A few good brooms, square -point shovels, an blowers needed.